Most core process control courses teach skills little used in industrial practice. In contrast, learning how process objectives translate to control objectives in the form of continuous feedback controls, continuous and discrete logic, and sequential logic for batch operations is more relevant to practicing chemical engineers. These design and…

Texas faces a critical shortage of well-prepared teachers, with one-third of all educators uncertified or trained through fast-track, fully online programs. This brief presents new evidence that teacher preparation affects both student learning and long-term earnings. For every 10% increase in unprepared teachers, student wages decline by 5% a…

Background/purpose: The paper explores entrepreneurship education opportunities and challenges in South Africa universities. South Africa's historical legacy of inequality, poverty, and unemployment forced authorities to introduce entrepreneurship curricula in universities to inculcate entrepreneurial skills regardless of racial background to…

This study focuses on evaluating the quality of competency transfer through various assessment methods and results, considering diverse stakeholder perspectives. The research aims to introduce an innovative approach for validating assessment outcomes, leveraging predicted sub-measurements, and transforming Boolean parameters' symbols into a binary…

This study understands workplace learning as a social phenomenon and explores ways of how to successfully respond to industrial transformation out of a role-related perspective. The focus is on interactions of social actors in the process of structural change and economic adaptation. The goal of this inductive case study is to explore how 26…

This study was conducted to determine if there is a difference in learning between a required career preparation course without a client-based project (Class A) and one with a client-based project (Class B). Members of each course took a pre and post survey where they answered 59 items from Caballero et al.'s (2011) Workplace Readiness Scale…

Education is one of the most important determinants of occupational attainment, and country-comparative scholars have increasingly focused their attention on the stratification of education systems, that is, the extent to which students are differentiated into different groups for instructional purposes. This article introduces a new microlevel…

This systematic literature review provides an overview of how higher education in engineering, in collaboration with industry, supports student transitions to work life. A qualitative content analysis of 36 articles published between 2013 and 2023 indicated that this collaboration provides numerous benefits for all stakeholders; however,…

The economic effects of educational mismatch include its negative impact on economic growth, which is due to the inefficient allocation of resources it generates. The main causes of this phenomenon need to be determined to correctly implement policies to avoid such mismatches. This paper investigated the determinants of educational mismatch from a…

This research aims to identify the prospects for bridging the gap between the higher education market and the labor market in healthcare in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The research provides an empirical analysis of digital health in Russia and the need to fill competency gaps and ensure lifelong learning for healthcare…

In the United States, licenses are required for entry into many different occupations. Requirements vary by state and occupation, but many licenses require a minimum number of training or instructional hours. We consider the impact of these hours requirements on students and postsecondary institutions, with a particular focus on cosmetology (also…

Professional practice doctoral education is distinguished by its focus on practice-based pedagogies aimed at fostering students' development as researching professionals--individuals who are adept at using evidence to tackle educational issues. To advance students' research competence, the doctoral study should facilitate the integration of…

Poor quality VET is perceived to contribute to a lack of skilled workers, low productivity, and poor outcomes for individuals and society. Such economic failings are often attributed to the low value of VET, ignoring the equally low standing of many of the occupations VET serves. Raising the value of VET through qualification reform is thus…

Purpose: This study seeks to assess the impact of three factors related to graduates' situation in the labor market on their satisfaction with university education. The dimensions are: (1) the gender of the graduates; (2) the institutional features of the institution attended, such as the selectivity of the university, and (3) the work experiences…

Purpose: The low standing of higher vocational education (HVE) in terms of its class origins and occupational destinations has been widely recognised, yet the empirical evidence regarding HVE graduates' transition to work is still sparse. This paper aims to investigate HVE graduates' perceptions and experiences of exclusion in the transition to…